Parks and Recreation

Natural Areas Program

  1. Title and beautiful pictures of natural areas, vistas, and people enjoying nature, environmental education programs, and outdoor recreation activities such as camping, canoeing, rock climbing, hiking, bicycling, etc.
  2. Natural Areas Program Mission Statement
  3. Introductory narrative, 10,000 + acres in Metro Parks system, 6,865 acres in natural area parks; primary projects and issues
  4. Click on each of the 6 designated natural area parks for pictures, maps, directions, and narratives
    1. Warner Parks
    2. Shelby Bottoms
    3. Beaman Park
    4. Hamilton Creek Park
    5. Bells Bend Park
    6. Peeler Park
  5. Current event topics (examples)
    1. Rabid skunks
    2. Coyote incidents
    3. Programs
  6. Issue and project narratives (examples)
    1. Mowing for meadow habitat
    2. Water quality and riparian zone management
    3. Development of shorebird ponds
    4. Injured wildlife
    5. Research projects with high schools and universities
  7. Links (Nature Center, FOWP, FOBP, GFN, TNEPPC, etc.)
  8. Contacts for more information, reservations, permits
  9. Safety suggestions for visiting natural areas (enjoy the park with a friend, take cell phone with you, notify others of where you are going and when you will return, hazardous plants & animals, etc.)